RIUICHI SAKAMOTO (LP & 12" Mini) Left Handed Dream/The Arrangement (Holland) EX

$

35

Here is Riuichi Sakamoto with his LP called Left Handed Dream.  Also has Adrian Belew playing on it!  Has 10 songs on this LP  Originally recorded in Tokyo, Japan in 1981.  (It sounded like Japanese language on this LP.)  This set includes a bonus copy of Ryuichi Sakamoto & Robin Scott - The Arrangement here referred to as a "Mini-LP with English Remixes" (at 45 rpm), which has a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.  Stereo and dated 1983. Matrix reads 08-55236-10-1.  One side shows the Plexus label and flip side is a white label.  Songs:  Just About Enough; Once In A Lifetime. Flip side is The Left Bank; The Arrangement.  Back record cover says Made in Holland.  Also says "We used the original Japanese Matrix to press this record."  The Mini LP The Arrangement is more English language. 

The cover is in great shape.  Comes in a plastic clear cover.  Both records are in the one cover.  No ringwear.  The main LP with 10 songs is in great sound condition, but one side does have several light surface scratches.  The Mini LP has only a couple of scuffs.  All sounded great.  No skips, pops, or crackles.  Here is a 52-second audio/video of the main LP so you can hear the sound quality. 

I rate the cover sleeve as Near Mint (NM).  The LPs get an Excellent (EX) since no skips, pops, or crackles.

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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one day of receiving payment and I will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area via Media Mail.   

Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.